Quantifying and responding to patient needs and expectations

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 789-808

  Palmer, Catherine V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive listening devices; Communication needs; Expectations; Hearing aids; Telephone; Television

Indexed keywords

AUDIOMETRY; COMMUNICATION AID; EVOKED RESPONSE AUDIOMETRY; HEARING AID; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOUDNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPEECH;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDIOMETRY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEARING AIDS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; NOISE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROSTHESIS FITTING; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; TELEPHONE; TELEVISION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644854681     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.16.10.4     Document Type: Review

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